Looking for researchers of Thomas Brown - Rensselerville, NY (Albany County) There was a Thomas Brown who arrived relatively early in Rensselaerville, NY Albany County - here are two excerpts which I believe are likely relating to him: 1st - from Bi-centennial History of Albany By George Rogers Howell, Jonathan Tenney CHAPTER III Commencing in the year 1787 to which year this chapter will be confined we shall give the name and residence in that year of each settler in the southwest portion of Rensselaerville for in that year neither of the villages of Preston Hollow or Potter's Hollow existed and Cooksburgh sprang up at a comparatively late date. Beginning at the west line of the town on lot No 145 upon the Catskill Creek and Valley the first residence was that of Peter Nouck on lot No 102 being the farm afterward known as the Tignor and farms Mr Nouck's house was then the western terminus of the road leading to Dewitt's grist mill In 1787 there were but three main roads with branches in this town one leading from Nouck's along the Catskill Creek to Dewitt's mill now Oak Hill and thence to Leeds another then called the new road from Freehold to Schoharie which from Oak Hill ran north through this town by the Big Lake The other was called the old road running farther east of the new road and intersecting the latter on lot No 186 where in 1787 stood the residences of Thomas Brown Adam Coons and Niel McFalls 2nd - A history of Ontario County, New York and its people By Charles F. Milliken, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (V) Nathan H son of Luke Coye was born May 22 1817 in Naples New York died April 6 1859 He had the homestead at South Bristol. He married February 24 1842 Lydia L Brown born June 8 1819 died June 14 1897 daughter of Joseph and Sarah Browne Brown. Her father was born in Stonington Connecticut September 18 1788 and died July 17 1875 He lived at Bristol New York. Her mother was born August 10 1794 and died at Coxsackie New York November 4 1886. Elmer N Coye has a book which his great grandfather Luke Coye bought in Rensselaerville New York in 1799 costing forty six cents containing a receipt from Israel Walker for one pound twelve shillings under date of 1796. Thomas Brown father of Joseph was born in Connecticut April 28 1754 married there June 1, 1776 Caty Cooper and settled at Stonington Connecticut where they lived until December 1788 when they moved to Washington county New York and lived until 1796. Then they came to Herkimer county New York and resided until about 1830 when they moved to the north part of the state near the Black River in 1834 they moved again to South Bristol Ontarip county New York and lived with their sons Warren Joseph and Denison one year with each. Thomas Brown died in 1848 his wife in 1846 The mother of Caty Copper Brown was a sister of Governor Hancock of New York Thomas Brown was a soldier in the revolution in 1775 in Captain Samuel Prentice's company enlisting May 8 1775 discharged December 17 1774 see Conn Rev Rolls p 74. "Why in childhood and youth do we wish time to pass so quickly - we want to grow up so fast - yet as adults we wish just the opposite?" My Dog Skip R. Mark Brown knodish1@mac.com